US chart news
Luther Vandross's 'Dance With My Father' is set to top the US album chart, knocking Metallica's 'St Anger' from number one, with Radiohead predicted at three.…
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Metallica at number one in US
Metallica's 'St Anger' has debuted at number one in the US album chart, selling nearly half a million copies in its first week.…
The underdog rises
Clay Aiken's Bridge Over Troubled Water is outselling Ruben Studdard's Flying Without Wings, with Aiken at number one on Amazon's chart and Studdard at number nine.…
iTunes: The story so far
Apple's iTunes requires labels to sign three-year reseller deals with non-exclusive worldwide rights, with 6-7 million copies of the software in use.…
Radiohead still have what it takes
Radiohead's 'Hail To The Thief' has sold over 60,000 copies in two days, on course to be the UK's biggest first-week album seller of the year.…
VH1's 100 greatest songs of all time
Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' tops VH1's countdown of the 100 greatest songs of the past 25 years, broadcast over five nights.…
Marley family trying to cash in?
A Billboard poll of 2,917 readers found 51% opposed the Marley family's plan to release enhanced versions of unearthed Bob Marley recordings, with 34% favouring raw release.…
Led Zeppelin topping charts again
Led Zeppelin's three-CD live set How the West Was Won debuts at number one on the US Billboard 200, their first US chart-topper since 1979, while the accompanying DVD sets a sales record.…
Warner imprint dominates US charts
Warner's Maverick label has two albums in the US top four, the Deftones and the Matrix Reloaded soundtrack, its best showing since the mid-90s.…
New research shows up Rajars as inaccurate
New GfK research using wrist-worn receivers shows much higher radio and TV audiences than Rajar figures, including 8.1m for TalkSport.…
More set to download as broadband proliferates
A Yankee Group survey found 30% of American teens who don't download music cite connection speed as the main reason, rather than illegality.…
Jemini still shit
Jemini's single 'Cry Baby', released after Eurovision, has sold poorly outside Liverpool, according to an HMV spokesperson.…